Tuesday 28 May 2013

Fluffy post

As I'm on my last skein of sock yarn (or at least sock yarn I want to make sock from rather than a shawl...) I ordered a couple of skeins from Flamboyance Yarns which arrived last week. I might also have signed up for their sock yarn club for this Summer too. Very excited about this :-)

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This colourway is called Orange Rainbow and is dyed on their Odyssey base which is 80% bfl and 20% nylon. I'm sure it will make some very happy socks :-)

The other yarn I ordered is called Firebird which is dyed on their Pharos base which is 75% superwash wool and 25% nylon so possibly harder wearing than the above yarn. I mainly ordered it for the colour though...

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How yummy is that! :-D

I'm going to save both these yarns for either the Summer holidays or the Autumn. Feeling more able to knit something a bit different to socks now. The first pattern I want to do is Alec by Sezza knits. There's a KAL going on in June so I took advantage of the discount code, bought the pattern and ordered some yarn. I dyed it a semi-solid red colour but unfortunately on my camera this has photographed as looking pink!

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It is definitely red, honest! I'm really looking forward to knitting this pattern, especially as Sarah has said she's working on an adult version which I think Mr Soaring Sheep would be very keen on :-)

For now though, I'm going to carry on knitting my sock. I'm about 2 inches off turning the heel of my second sock. I'll share some photos tomorrow for WIP Wednesday :-)

7 comments:

  1. Love the Firebird colorway-- I would've picked that one too!!!

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    1. It's fab isn't it, looking forward to knitting it up :)

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  2. Lovely dye job, the color appears to be very consistant and I can see how it might be a bright pretty red. I definitely want to see more dyeing experiments from you, I think you have a natural knack for it! Lovely sock yarn choices too, I'm in awe that you had run low on sock yarn!

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    1. thank you :) There are a few stronger patches on one skein but I'm hoping they'll look fine once it's knitted up. Hopefully my SLR will get back from being repaired soon and I can try to get a better photo of the colour.

      I've only recently been discovering socks though so haven't had a chance to stash much yet. I'm sure that will change with time lol!

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  3. Pretty sock yarn!! I love your hand-dyed yarn too, and looking forward to seeing your Alec :D

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  4. You are so adventurous with sock yarn and color!

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